Topical question asked in the House of Commons, by James Cartlidge (Conservative). It was answered on Monday, 2 July 2018 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Topical Questions
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I am sure that you will be delighted, Mr Speaker, that Wimbledon is now under way. Of course, that means that tonnes of British strawberries will be consumed. I very much welcome my right hon. Friend’s recent comments about encouraging more British workers to pick that fruit. Will she update the House on her plans in this area?
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Then everyone is a winner today in this Chamber.
My hon. Friend is right. I have met representatives of the agricultural industry. What was key was people understanding what opportunities are out there, what the work entails and the wage that it pays, and the fact that universal credit supports people in and out of work, which means that they can take up these job opportunities.
Secondary information
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- Oral question
- Reference
- 644 c22
- Session
- 2017-19
- Oral question type
- Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Agriculture Seasonal workers Strawberries
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